social-ness

My social life has actually been going really really well this uni break. I'm very pleased.

I attribute it mainly to sport. Joining basketball team, doing netball and rock climbing. Rock climbing is the biggest social thing, pretty much everyone that I was friendly with back at high school does it, about 10/15 people. And most do it every week so that is cool. Except now it's no longer going to be at student prices so I think I'm going to start doing Zumba Tuesday nights instead. Zumba may be my new thing actually. I already pay 15 dollars a week for boot camp which is run by the same woman, and there is a deal, 25 dollars and I can do as much as I want. So since I'm on holidays, I may do more classes. I do really like Zumba. It's great exercise but it just feels like dancing. I would be doing that with my sorta bff Jess, who I only see once a week.

But now to replace rock climbing I'm doing Tennis on Wednesday mornings, with a few other people. I've never played tennis out of school really, apart from a few times with family etc, but I don't suck at it and no one is that great at it. I'm thinking maybe I could get my group to do it occasionally as well. My group isn't really sporty but tennis is a social game so we'll see... it's also hard cos one of my best friends has a kinda disability which makes playing tennis (something she used to be great at) not an option anymore. Her bf is trying to think of something that she could be more included in, because rockclimbing made her feel left out. He's organising a bike ride right now which will be fun, I may have to borrow my brothers bike but I'll live. 20km bike ride, wooo.

Also another friend wants to start running with me, so that will be interesting. I can probably run farther than her so good for me. One friend wanted to start running with me but then he got hit my a car so he was out of action for quite awhile.

I have a party tonight which will hopefully be fun. I just have to remind myself that these are my friends mostly and to just not be uncomfortable and to enjoy myself. Who cares that I don't love the way I look, I'm still going to swim and be myself and show off the crazy amount of bruises I have right now. Sheesh, between climbing and whacking myself in the arm with my tennis racket, I'm black and blue. And yellow due to various stages of healing. I have so many on the insides of my thighs I feel like the victim of a violent sex crime. Plus one from two days ago right in the centre of my chest so my breast looks totally discoloured. But I have new hair and while I don't love having dark hair, I approve of trying something new. To be honest though, my hair is always my favourite part of how I look and I didn't realise how central it is into how i view myself. Probably because 3 of my best friends all call me blondie. My bffl attempted to call me brownie but I was like no. Brown hair just isn't striking in the same way as blonde. But it's nice to know that I've tried it and now know what I look like with dark hair. It'll just be my summer look.

I don't know if I'm going to be drinking tonight. I figured I would, but I don't feel like buying alcohol really, I'm not rich right now. Planning trips and needing a new computer, along with not working much... not to mention, I do spend a lot of money on sport.

I suppose the online dating thing is also giving a new edge to my social life. Both I probably could have met up with either yesterday or tomorrow. It's one of their birthdays tomorrow and he asked if we could meet up. Since I have this party tonight in Shellharbour and most likely will be hungover tomorrow, I said probably not, but I don't know. I'm still enjoying the conversation. I approve of the slight anxiety I get after sending a text or saying something kinda cute or flirty. Either way, it's a chance to stretch my flirting muscles. I need to work out what I do right/wrong.